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Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
Diaphragmatic Paralysis ... This change causes ... Diaphragmatic #Paralysis ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
many different causes ... the commonest cause ... unilateral facial paralysis
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
It causes the chest ... and diaphragm paralysis ... Paradoxical #Breathing #PhysicalExam
Bell's Phenomenon on Physical Exam

Carles Bell realized that when trying to close the eye on the
Physical Exam Carles ... peripheral facial paralysis ... clinical #video #PhysicalExam
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
• Vocal cord paralysis ... • Vocal cord paralysis ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... pulmonary #airway #physicalexam
Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Fluid in Different Causes ... #CSF #Fluid #Analysis
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis ... avoid this, he raises ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... Gait #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... acute flaccid paralysis ...  The paralysis ...  Tick paralysis ... : Ascending paralysis
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... Diaphragmatic paralysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Physical Exam Findings Predicting Thyroid Carcinoma - Likelihood Ratios
If goiter is present:
 • Cervical adenopathy -
• Vocal cord paralysis ... • Vocal cord paralysis ... Thyroid #Carcinoma #PhysicalExam